This manga is actually really good, take my word for it. Its the manga we wanted and needed (LOL). Too often the female protagonist of shoujo manga is a ditzy, weak little girl who needs the male lead to basically "protect" her. This manga is completely different.

Hana is an intelligent, quick witted, and adorable character. She knows how to handle Takane and their relationship is mutually built on a foundation of winning/losing. Turns out our main character is the elusive female sadist. And to the people saying she's mean to him for no reason, I assume your eyes are just knotholes. Its bickering love, they both play with each other. She just happens to be better at it than him.

Btw Takane is a refreshing male lead. He's bit pure and naive, but just as much as a fighter as his counterpart.

In the end I'm excited to see where this goes and can't wait for more chapters. Takane and Hana remind me so much of me and my ex. That bickering, trying to one up each other, with a somewhat (light hearted/jovial) sadistic manipulation. If you're into that, check it out

... Last updated on December 21st, 2015, 3:28am

I'm really glad I tried this series out - I find it very unique and refreshing for a shojo! The basic premise of "rich-guy-meets-commoner-girl" is so overdone in manga that I was expecting the characters to follow their usual archetypes. Boy was I wrong! Hana, our heroine, is a bold, spunky high schooler with a sharp tongue. I find her hilarious and endearing for all the times she shoots down Takane's arrogant delusions. It's nice to see a shojo heroine who doesn't go weak in the knees every time the male MC says something.

Takane is equally endearing in my opinion. In most manga's featuring a rich lead guy, they are smug and arrogant (which Takane is) but also usually dark/brooding/mysterious/lady-killer. That character trope gets really old really fast. But Takane is non of those things! He's conceited and pompous, yes, but he's also a total doofus and goofball who is fixated on constantly trying to one-up a 16-year old girl. Despite his age, he usually comes across as very innocent and naive, not for lack of trying to sound cool though. But he does have his moments where he really IS cool - which is good for fangirls/boys.

I believe that their current relationship (up to chapter 21) is reminiscent of the old saying that "the loser in love is the one that falls first."

I think one of my favorite things about this series is how it turns typical shojo cliche's on their heads. That is not to say that they don't exist in this series (because well then it wouldn't be a shojo, would it?), but most of the time the author uses comedy to casually dismiss any dramatic cliche. I would strongly recommend reading this if you're bored of the usual shojo tropes and looking for an authentic funny story about two tsundere's who can't help but poke each other's buttons.

This is a really fun love-com series. You have the successful 26 year old business man, Takane, who has a very arrogant attitude. Due to his characteristics, he has yet to get a girl to stay with him and has virtually no friends.Then there is Hana, a 16 year old who is not your typical shoujo-roll-over-doki-doki high school girl. You have these two characters who who find themselves in an omiai (meeting for possible marriage). However, Hana was secretly taking her 23 year old sisters place with plans to make her partner reject her.Their first meeting starts off with them insulting the other and ends with Hana walking out on Takane. Hana is fine with this, but Takane is intrigued and decides to pursue her. Hana is hesitant about Takane, but when she starts seeing the real him peeking through his shell, she decides to give the relationship a try.

It's very funny to watch Takane's attempts at wowing Hana from his unceasing roses, fancy restaurants, rides in his classy car, and what not. There is something about Hana that makes him loose his cool and and she accepts him because of this. He is so intrigued with Hana and wants to be with her, yet due to her age and how she treats him, he doesn't know what to do with her. He may be a little hard on the outside, but underneath that lies a little boy who only wants to do the best he can even if he doesn't know how. For Hana, all of Takane's wowing washes off her back and she has yet to be fully bedazzled by his lifestyle. She knows such things are immaterial, all she really wants is the real Takane. What is so interesting about Hana is that she refuses to be put down by Takane. He can be a little jerky sometimes and a little nasty towards her, but she refuses to take any of his guff and hilariously throws it right back at him. Which I find to be rather refreshing compared to all those other shoujo oh-he's-so-mean-to-me-but-I'll-take-it-because-l-love-him girls. She is clever, bold, and has a good dose of slyness in her. However, she is still a believable 16 year old girl and still has a lot of maturing to do. Takane is very respectful of this and takes no perverted advantage of her. On the exterior they are rather gruff with each other, but beneath that they are very hesitant and shy. It is really just fun watching them stumble around each other, reading their hilarious banter, and watching them mature in a strong couple that you can see lasted until death.

Oh and I should mention the art. The art is half of what makes the manga so good. It is cleanly drawn, but it's the facial expressions that can be priceless! Just looking at the raws makes me crack up!

The bottom line: Great shoujo art, good characters, a sweet story, and just plain laugh-out-loud fun.

[edited - because the review needed help]

... Last updated on August 7th, 2015, 8:14pm

The otp here has amazing chemistry. I love them to death. I wanted to see them married with 5 babies within the very first chapter. That's how cute they were with one another. They troll each other all the time, but their compatibility is off the charts. I love how they bicker over trivial things like petty little children, but have each other's backs when facing various obstacles. Hana has got to be the best shoujo lead I've encountered in a looooong time. She is refreshingly witty, snarky, honest, and down-to-earth. She makes you want to root for her. Takane is also quite likable as well. He acts like a domineering villain around Hana, but she has no problem taking him down a peg or five. And he adores her for it. I truly love their relationship. This manga is a definite recommendation from me. Read it. You won't regret it.

Did I mention that this manga is also funny as hell. Like, genuinely funny. I'm having a blast reading it. 😁

... Last updated on February 3rd, 2019, 9:51am

Takane to Hana is a romantic comedy that disregards and subverts most of the usual tropes and cliches that have come to typify shoujo manga. The best way to describe this may be, "What happens when two tsunderes start to fall in love with each other?" but another way to describe it is, "Freaking hysterical."

This manga has great art (particularly the super deformed/chibi art and face reactions) and incredible banter between the two leads that will have you giggling out loud. The drama aspect is light, the romance is also light and on a slow burn, but the comedy is in your face in every chapter.

Even if you are put off by shoujo manga in general, I highly recommend this one. It's suitable to be enjoyed by all ages and genders - just remember to bring your sense of humor.

As many have said, the characters here are refreshingly entertaining. The rich guy and poor girl trope are used and used extremely well. What makes this so enjoyable is, of course, the banter between Hana and Takane. Hana is definitely not your average meek shoujo girl, whatever you throw at her she will hit back at you tenfold. Takane's extravagance is hilarious, especially paired with Hana's nonchalant reaction. This quirky relationship does their you vs me for quite a while, but there is development.



This story really gets better further it goes so I'm looking forward to supporting it till the end.

Update: read the ending and oh my it is such a perfectly in-character ending for both of them. Those who worry about the age gap can be assured that this issue has not been brushed away, Takane is always aware of the sensitivity, and the most serious they get in-story is a kiss (which they already did in chapter 1 anyway)

... Last updated on June 1st, 2021, 12:37am

It's been a while I liked a shoujo this much. The tropes are completely subverted, the manga has genuine witty conversations, the characters are refreshing, and I was cheering for the male lead and female lead already in the first chapter. Because the tropes are subverted, the female lead is actually the one in control in this story, and the male lead is just wonderful, really one in a kind character. Their interactions were a joy to read.

There is an age gap, and it's not small. I usually don't like stories like this because they make me feel so uncomfortable, but Takane to Hana is just different. The age gap is not hidden, but it starts because of the female lead and her family, not him. The male lead doesn't try to molest her, it's actually her who kisses him (and it's really funny). Also, it's actually discussed in an interesting way. After reading chapter 70 (in Spanish translations) I want them to be together but at the same time, I wonder how this is going to work out because he needs a wife but she needs a boyfriend.

... Last updated on October 17th, 2019, 1:00pm

I have been followed this manga since begining. I thought this was the manga I searched and still is. Funny, interesting, romantic, light reading, and makes me hooked up.
It seems like a typical shoujo, but what makes it refreshing is the characters. They are so alive, refreshing and interesting. They give another breath to the plot, and they're unforgetable as they are different to each other and has their own development.
The main characters are another story. It's like the roles are switched between male and female main character (hana and takane). If, in usual shoujo, female always get flustered, in this manga it was main male character. The funny thing is, it's older male character which we always depict them as mature and 'wise' who will guide the younger one.
Hana, the main female, has her own will and quite strong with her opinion. She's straighforward with her opinion but not straightforward enough with her feeling. Stubborn and not willingly to lose first.
And then, Takane, he's an adult but he showed his childish side only to Hana. I think it's sweet of him to show his trueself only to Hana. Even though I always wonder, if in the real life, can an adult male lose himself to the younger, much younger than him?
Nevertheless, like I have wrote before, it's light reading so I don't think that much. I enjoy it, and that's enough for me to follow this manga.

Funny manga with a great protagonist in Hana. The only thing that lessened my enjoyment was the fact that it was an adult dating a teenager, and it actually felt that way a lot of the time (unlike typical shoujos with this type of age gap). Hana is portrayed as being very mature, and Takane as very immature, so most of the time it feels like they’re the same mental age, but the age difference is consistently shoved at the reader via the narrative, and the instances of physical intimacy felt awkward.

So good, just few chapter and it's already interesting.

Hana, the main girl is absolutely lovely. An atypical shoujo character. I fell in love with the main girl's personality.

They are actually honest with their feelings just that, they seem to pick wrong words which is funny.

Comedy balanced, Brilliant.